2025 calf of Elf – Residency
3rd sighting in Salish Sea
2025 calf of Elf @149434
Sep 8, 2026 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Sep 2026
65 m
Deepest dive
2:43
Longest dive
25
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- Same day
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | 103 m | — | 59 m |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 106 m | — | 65 m |
Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled
Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting
Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelledDepth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.
Dives
65 m
Deepest dive
2:43
Longest dive
25
Dives
31 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
Same day
Days first → last
Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →Dive profile
modelledDepth shaped by the seafloor limit here (106 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · Sep 8, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 106 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 103 m – 106 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.